Phase+2+Project+Plan

= **Phase 2 Project Plan** =

**General Topic:** History of Western Civilizations **Specific Topic:** The French Revolution **Audience for Project:** High school world history students, preferably 9th or 10th graders

**French Revolution Self Check Quiz**
**//Topic Overview//** The French Revolution occurred from 1789-1799 in France. It ended the era of monarchical rule in France and set the foundation for democracy and equality in France. A large government deficit combined with bad harvests and social inequalities led to unrest in France in the late 1800s. While the Revolution had idealistic goals influenced by Enlightenment ideas in the beginning, radicalism took over in the early 1790s. This led to a killing spree known as the Reign of Terror and government corruption. During this short time period, France went through many failed governments and there were many unnecessary executions.

**//Task//** Students will individually take a self-check quiz on the basic causes and events of the French Revolution.

**//Process/Guidance//** I will use my objectives from the scavenger hunt to determine the types of questions that will be asked in the self-check quiz. I will create the self-check quiz using the Hot Potatoes software. This will allow students to receive immediate feedback for their answers. I will upload the quiz on the class wiki website. Students will take the quiz in class and will be asked to print out their answers once the quiz is complete.

**//Evaluation//** Students will be evaluated on their answers to the questions on the self-check quiz. As stated above, the students will be asked to print their results after taking the quiz in class.

**//Reflection//** I discussed in the Phase 1 project plan the difficulty students often have with grasping the immense amount of information found in the French Revolution unit. It is difficult to students to move on and understand the unit if they do not have the basic facts down. After completing the scavenger hunt, I feel the self-check quiz will be the best way to determine whether or not students have met objectives in the first phase. If they have not met those basic objectives, it will be difficult for them to successfully complete the higher-level thinking required of activities in Phases 3 and 4.